PearsonEdexcelNotional Component Grade BoundariesEdexcel International GCSE (9-1)June 2023Understanding linear component raw marks and subject marksComponents of Intemational GCSE and reformed GCSE,AS and A level qualifications are all sat at theend of the course.Components are individual assessments,such as examinations or non-examassessments(NEA),which each make up a linear qualification.These qualifications are all linear ratherthan modular,which means that there is no longer a need for the UMS marks you will have been familiarwith in the pastThe component structure of qualificationsIn linear qualifications,each component has a total raw mark.The components contribute a certainpercentage to the qualification mark overall,but the contribution of the components may not be equal.This is because one component may represent a larger part of the qualification than the others (seeexample 2,below).When the contribution of components to the qualification is not equal,the componentraw marks,when simply added together,may not reflect the percentage contribution of the componentsto the qualification.In such cases the raw mark for the assessment is scaled up or down by a weightingfactor.The raw mark is multiplied by the weighting factor so that it reflects the contribution of thecomponent mark to the qualification.The scaled marks,known as subject marks,are then added together to form the overall subject mark.Two examples are given below.Example 1:no scaling is needed as the total raw mark for each component reflects the percentagecontribution of each to the qualification.The total raw marks of all components in a linear qualification will add up to the total subject mark if theyall contribute to the qualification equally.Component TitleRawContribution to theWeightingTotal ScaledMarksQualificationFactorMarkPaper 15025%1.00050Paper 25025%1.00050Paper 35025%1.00050Paper 45025%1.00050Subject max200100%200markExample 2:scaling is needed as the raw mark for one or more components does not reflect thepercentage contribution.Component TitleRawContribution to theWeightingTotal ScaledmarksqualificationFactormarkPaper 16035%1.45887.5Paper 24520%1.11150Paper 34525%1.38962.5Paper 45020%1.00050Subject max100%250markHow candidates'grades are determinedTable 1-candidates sitting the qualification in example 1Component titleMarks for candidate AMark for candidate BPaper 11040Paper 22515Paper 33020Paper 42010Subject mark8585Since the marks for each component in the qualification represent the correct percentage contribution,thecomponent marks are simply added to give the overall subject mark.In this example,both candidates Aand B have achieved 85 marks for the overall subject.Since they both have the same subject mark,candidates A and B will receive the same grade even though their component performances are verydifferent.